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he -- of course, gerald ford lost the election. and he went on to become mayor and get ensnared in some corruption. there was a massive investigation in the early 1980's. the ad characters like buckles and blackjack and bellows stealing manhole covers, stealing asphalt, cutting all kinds of crooked deals selling city trucks to private donors, and that sort of thing. and there was massive corruption and several people in the administration went to prison. they never got the body because his top aide never rented them out, went to prison instead himself. but buddy was caught up in a personal peril dispute. he went to -- through a nasty divorce. he basically suspected this businessman who had been a friend of his was sleeping with his wife and invited the man to his house on powers street one night, and with his city police bodyguard, held the men prisoner for several hours, tortured him with a list cigarette, try to hit him with a fireplace log, through an ashtray at him at one point and ultimately was charged with assault in that ep
he -- of course, gerald ford lost the election. and he went on to become mayor and get ensnared in some corruption. there was a massive investigation in the early 1980's. the ad characters like buckles and blackjack and bellows stealing manhole covers, stealing asphalt, cutting all kinds of crooked deals selling city trucks to private donors, and that sort of thing. and there was massive corruption and several people in the administration went to prison. they never got the body because his top...
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on election day. how many of us experience that line, that q. and the answer is, most of us vote absentee because of that responsibility. so one of the things i've tried to do over the years is ideal in advance to ago and i stand in line and i learned a lot. i learnt a lot by listening to people, but that may be something as a professional goal for each of us is experienced the line come experience the way, experience the location. all right? >> my name is lorenzo. i have almost 10 months experience in the selection process. i worked at a trainer and helped out with the helpdesk for the april primary and the may special election. in the general election i worked as a trainer and very reluctantly as an area rap. the area rep job, however, took me out of my -- after training and let me see really what happens out in the wild. so which really good experience that way. one of the things i observed is i thought that we had a never-ending supply of voters all day in d.c. they were much more orderly than i e
on election day. how many of us experience that line, that q. and the answer is, most of us vote absentee because of that responsibility. so one of the things i've tried to do over the years is ideal in advance to ago and i stand in line and i learned a lot. i learnt a lot by listening to people, but that may be something as a professional goal for each of us is experienced the line come experience the way, experience the location. all right? >> my name is lorenzo. i have almost 10 months...
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poorly in regional elections. for them to be organized to run an election in the short term will be very -- it had challenges. in any way, putting down the opposition thing, that's a real challenge to get reorganized to raise the money they need, select a candidate and it going. it's very difficult for them. you have got this strange thing. you have the opposition, which is outraged by a whole bunch of things, but there is no international authority that is going to say, a supreme court must accept the description of the supreme court and its independence or lack thereof, but there is no independent body that will gain a decision by supreme court have any country in the world. not going to do anything. that's not what they do. so the opposition, i think, rightly frustrated by what they need to do is take that energy and focus on getting prepared to run a presidential election at some point, whether that is in a month or two months or six months. the need to be ready to go. of really glad that you brought into the
poorly in regional elections. for them to be organized to run an election in the short term will be very -- it had challenges. in any way, putting down the opposition thing, that's a real challenge to get reorganized to raise the money they need, select a candidate and it going. it's very difficult for them. you have got this strange thing. you have the opposition, which is outraged by a whole bunch of things, but there is no international authority that is going to say, a supreme court must...
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elected. there is the possibility that a judge and a majority and a minority inspector of elections can be elected in each precinct. so in the four-year election cycle we certify over 25,000 separate contests because many of ours run by precinct. the main administrative issue we saw in 2012 was one that didn't happen on election day. and by that i mean is that the state legislature at the beginning of 2012 passed a somewhat restrictive photo voter i.d. law that was to take full effect in the presidential election and was in place at the primary election but it was characterized to be a soft rollout where it wasn't required. it was just requested. the idea requirements -- i.d. requirements in pennsylvania it must be government issued. it must have a photograph and it basically is your driver's license, a passport, a local government issued picture i.d., or a state i.d. from an accredited state institution. and that's it. if you don't have that, you are going to be required to vote a provisional
elected. there is the possibility that a judge and a majority and a minority inspector of elections can be elected in each precinct. so in the four-year election cycle we certify over 25,000 separate contests because many of ours run by precinct. the main administrative issue we saw in 2012 was one that didn't happen on election day. and by that i mean is that the state legislature at the beginning of 2012 passed a somewhat restrictive photo voter i.d. law that was to take full effect in the...
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so how many women were elected? is not just the qatar government making decisions. although the united states government taking a very active part in the putting heads together and creating a legitimate election that could allow the provisional government takeover. i think there are 40 members of the new coalition. you know, there are like 6 feet. and this is every government that has taken part. it is a very formal process. ..
so how many women were elected? is not just the qatar government making decisions. although the united states government taking a very active part in the putting heads together and creating a legitimate election that could allow the provisional government takeover. i think there are 40 members of the new coalition. you know, there are like 6 feet. and this is every government that has taken part. it is a very formal process. ..
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. >> government is promising a bunch of free stuff, that is how president obama got elected. the fact of the matter is it is not free, it is very expensive and the middle class is going to have to pay for it but we simply can't afford the amount of government we have been promised and you have the government trying to write the giant ponzi schemes. it can't work, it is impossible to reform these programs in the way it will work. we have to acknowledge that and will never get the kind of economic growth you're talking about 4%, 5% per year unless we let the economy restructure. they had to let interest rates go up, they are much too low to encourage savings and investments aninvestmentand allo restructure meaning a lot of people have to lose a lot of money. people have to stop spending so they can start saving so to have capital investments needed to grow the economy. melissa: i think i'm depressed, none of those things will happen. power panel, thank you very much. coming up next on "money," the u.s. now has the most exnsive corn. fresh government subsidies and ethanol produc
. >> government is promising a bunch of free stuff, that is how president obama got elected. the fact of the matter is it is not free, it is very expensive and the middle class is going to have to pay for it but we simply can't afford the amount of government we have been promised and you have the government trying to write the giant ponzi schemes. it can't work, it is impossible to reform these programs in the way it will work. we have to acknowledge that and will never get the kind of...
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i'd like to offer my sincere congratulations to the newly elected leadership of the democratic and republican caucuses in each chamber, and especially to speaker sharkey and majority leader aresimowicz as they take on their new roles. congratulations as well to the new members of the general assembly who were sworn in earlier today. i look forward to working with you in the months and years ahead. as we gather in this historic chamber, let us always keep in our thoughts the brave men and women of the great state of connecticut serving in our armed forces around the globe. we thank them and our veterans for their service and sacrifice, and we pray for their continued safety. i'd like to recognize my wonderful wife cathy and my sons daniel and sam who join us today. thank you. [applause] as i know is true for so many of you, i could not do my job without the tremendous love and support of my family. finally, we are joined by two of newtown's finest leaders -- first selectwoman pat llodra and school superintendent dr. janet robinson. it's an honor to have you with us today. [applause] you were t
i'd like to offer my sincere congratulations to the newly elected leadership of the democratic and republican caucuses in each chamber, and especially to speaker sharkey and majority leader aresimowicz as they take on their new roles. congratulations as well to the new members of the general assembly who were sworn in earlier today. i look forward to working with you in the months and years ahead. as we gather in this historic chamber, let us always keep in our thoughts the brave men and women...
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for the president or elect a new president. it was factual that we have a president and vice presidential candidate or surrogate in their almost every other day in the last 45 days. it caused many concerns and many issues we had to deal with especially in our neck of the woods from voter turnout to come down to the boards to vote to the heightening scrutiny. national media was constantly in the board of elections asking questions that would be the topic of the day in terms of their channels, provisional voting, if it was in person voting and so forth. that did have an effect on how to administer it the election. we could have been a little more prepared, knowing what the outcome would have been in terms of national scrutiny. many times i asked to be interviewed by fox news and my counterpart at nbc was on and they want our perspective on many issues which caused more local scrutiny of the board and more height in terms of in-house voting. another issue we were not particularly addressed in, third party interest groups, the norm
for the president or elect a new president. it was factual that we have a president and vice presidential candidate or surrogate in their almost every other day in the last 45 days. it caused many concerns and many issues we had to deal with especially in our neck of the woods from voter turnout to come down to the boards to vote to the heightening scrutiny. national media was constantly in the board of elections asking questions that would be the topic of the day in terms of their channels,...
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it goes on election cycle after election cycle after election cycle. >> well, your show itself played somewhat of a role, and you, yourself faced one of the great media figures in the election which was john, and i wonder if you could share with our audience what it was like to face the evil master himself. it was up there among john stossel as a truly train wrecked interview, but fascinating to that effect. when he said, "oh, you -- when i questioned him, he said, "well your public radio there to kiss the president's butt. why pay attention to you?" you know, public radio is always so civil. in fact, generally public radio is much civil than bob and i are on our program, and so in a way, it was refreshing, here he is, here's a guy, you know, unvarnished, and it was very edited, but i never edit to win the argument, and as a result, we never get complaints about the edits that we do, but he was who he was. in a sense, i thought it was really useful even though i was left kind of speechless through it. >> he has that effect whoever he talk abouts to. you bring up the notion of npr, and
it goes on election cycle after election cycle after election cycle. >> well, your show itself played somewhat of a role, and you, yourself faced one of the great media figures in the election which was john, and i wonder if you could share with our audience what it was like to face the evil master himself. it was up there among john stossel as a truly train wrecked interview, but fascinating to that effect. when he said, "oh, you -- when i questioned him, he said, "well your...
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air force routinely request waivers of jurisdiction, and we received waivers in many cases that they elected not to try. we tried many cases that are testimonial cases, one versus one piece of testimony. i think we have the right standard in making a determination. we asked commanders to take note before they prefer a charge, charging instrument that we use, that simply asks them based on their personal knowledge or personal investigation of the case, do they believe, honestly believe the charges are true to the best of the knowledge and belief. that's the charging decision. and, and when those charges go forward to trial, at a later date, then we use prove beyond reasonable doubt, the very same standard that we use everywhere else in the nation. and it is reasonable that we will see a quintals, and we do. so i have a hard -- when you say the best example or model of how those decisions are made downtown, and put our model against that, we're every bit as good and in many cases better than that model. >> better will let other people decide, but it sounds to me, i'd like the others, what you'
air force routinely request waivers of jurisdiction, and we received waivers in many cases that they elected not to try. we tried many cases that are testimonial cases, one versus one piece of testimony. i think we have the right standard in making a determination. we asked commanders to take note before they prefer a charge, charging instrument that we use, that simply asks them based on their personal knowledge or personal investigation of the case, do they believe, honestly believe the...
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local school boards at the local level was first applied for authorization from the state board of elections. let the localities have that choice. these ideas taken together will make it much easier to prove charter school to open here in virginia. better schools mean better jobs and a stronger virginia. we must also led the foundation for a stronger virginia by at modernizing our transportation infrastructure system. the money we directed to transportation in 2011 was the most in a generation. it is a good start, but it is is short term solution. you can see the $14 million in projects under way and all the construction jobs that have now been created. but the long-term infrastructure solutions have not been found yet. today, the main this deficit for education is down from two years ago. it will be $500 million more again in just five years. instead of construction dollars going to build roads, what is happening now is those dollars are going to paving and potholes. the gas tax is worth 45% of the purchasing power it was in 1987. all asphalt has gone up 350%. increasing fuel-efficient see
local school boards at the local level was first applied for authorization from the state board of elections. let the localities have that choice. these ideas taken together will make it much easier to prove charter school to open here in virginia. better schools mean better jobs and a stronger virginia. we must also led the foundation for a stronger virginia by at modernizing our transportation infrastructure system. the money we directed to transportation in 2011 was the most in a generation....
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the arrogance of getting re-elected by running on a platform that voters find appealing sickens mement and now, and now folks, get ready for this, lady michelle antoinette. has abused her power yet again. >> oh, the perks of being first lady michelle obama is a self-professed downton abbey fan. she could not bear waiting until january 6th for the new season to begin so she asked the british filmmakers for a copy now. she got it. >> stephen: oh, yes, cup cup, fetch me the downtons. now, meanwhile we commoners are left to fear what will become of downton as it lurches it into the roaring '20s, will lord grantham accept labbee cybil's child with branson. will they stay in prison forth murder of his ex-wife. will they accept a marriage proposal from a young corporal hitler? (laughter) so many questions! she knows the answers. but we don't. until the season premier on january 6th. well, tonight folks, i strike back at her highness. by presenting you, my nation, with something not even michelle has seen. part of the show vince gilligan has agreed to let me show you scenes from the upcoming s
the arrogance of getting re-elected by running on a platform that voters find appealing sickens mement and now, and now folks, get ready for this, lady michelle antoinette. has abused her power yet again. >> oh, the perks of being first lady michelle obama is a self-professed downton abbey fan. she could not bear waiting until january 6th for the new season to begin so she asked the british filmmakers for a copy now. she got it. >> stephen: oh, yes, cup cup, fetch me the downtons....
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the elections for one-third of the senate posts are on their way. freedoms are there, as well. -- citizens' freedoms are there, as well. corruption is losing ground, and organized crime has no more sanctuary. slowly but surely, justice is becoming more just. in the chapter of human rights, there is a ratification during my time of office of the agreements and conventions which will mean that there will be no prescription for certain crimes, we'll time limits on them, and with your help, we will work to assure that there is equal opportunities, equality, and the protection of children. all of these things will come to pass. the first things are there. honorable members of parliament, at the start, you had an economic europe and the funding powers of the ecb, and you understood this, and the ecb countries were following, as much -- as much -- as must haiti. your support for our major infrastructure works. national roads, number three, where a large stretch was recently opened it. this motorway it already is doing its part to make our economy more dyna
the elections for one-third of the senate posts are on their way. freedoms are there, as well. -- citizens' freedoms are there, as well. corruption is losing ground, and organized crime has no more sanctuary. slowly but surely, justice is becoming more just. in the chapter of human rights, there is a ratification during my time of office of the agreements and conventions which will mean that there will be no prescription for certain crimes, we'll time limits on them, and with your help, we will...
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let's put aside destructive politics in an election year. let's put aside accusations and false charges for purely political advantage. let's work together to honor the memories of those lost in sandy. let's put the needs of our most victimized citizens ahead of the partisan politics of the day. let's demonstrate once again the resilience of new jersey's spirit. and let us continue what we have started -- rebuilding from sandy with pride and determination; restoring our economy to growth and prosperity after a decade of decline and high taxes, and reclaiming the promise of new jersey for future generations, presenting to our children renewed excellence in our schools, a sound and balanced budget, and a vibrant economy with jobs for those willing to work hard. that is our mission -- to hurdle barriers no matter how high, to fight the elements of doubt or disaster, and to leave this place better than we found it. let us prove, once and for all, that what i said to ginjer is undeniably true -- the adults are in charge. let's accomplish the miss
let's put aside destructive politics in an election year. let's put aside accusations and false charges for purely political advantage. let's work together to honor the memories of those lost in sandy. let's put the needs of our most victimized citizens ahead of the partisan politics of the day. let's demonstrate once again the resilience of new jersey's spirit. and let us continue what we have started -- rebuilding from sandy with pride and determination; restoring our economy to growth and...
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. >> elect smart people that should be able to work out the issues. they neglected to do it. >> also we'll meet the man who says i'm off the rails when it comes to gun control. >>> gun violence taking on america. attorney mark robbins. you might be surprised to hear what he says. this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. vice president joe biden says his gun task force will have a set of recommendations on the president's desk by tuesday. but that doesn't mean there's a consensus yet. listen to this from the nra after today's white house meeting "we were disappointed with how little this meeting had to do with keeping our children safe and how much it had to do with an agenda to attack the second amendment. we will not allow law abiding gun owners to be blamed for the acts of criminals and madmen." that's where the nra stands. now we'll remind you exactly where i stand on guns. i'm in favor of a nation-wide ban on military style semiautomatic assault weapons and high capacity magazines. i want to close the gun show loopholes and require privat
. >> elect smart people that should be able to work out the issues. they neglected to do it. >> also we'll meet the man who says i'm off the rails when it comes to gun control. >>> gun violence taking on america. attorney mark robbins. you might be surprised to hear what he says. this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. vice president joe biden says his gun task force will have a set of recommendations on the president's desk by tuesday. but that...
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the american people elected the same people over and over and over. until that stops i don't know how americans are going to move forward. another comment i wanted to make too is that, talking about the left-wing media, that is correct. there is the hannity show -- it doesn't help. >> host: robert costa his comment that there is back and forth behind the scenes that we don't know but? >> guest: the 2012 election house republicans lost a lot of seats but there was no rebellion within the caucus in the internal leadership to break with cantor, boehner or mccarthy, the top three. the only real race he saw was for conference chairman cathy mcmorris-rodgers represented from washington who ran against tom price a representative from georgia for the number four spot. cathy mcmorris-rodgers beat out prices of former chairman of the republican study committee a conservative group in the house so you saw that level the fourth ranking level some fighting. boehner kantian mccarthy seemed pretty safe. when i talk to members one-on-one watai senses they might have
the american people elected the same people over and over and over. until that stops i don't know how americans are going to move forward. another comment i wanted to make too is that, talking about the left-wing media, that is correct. there is the hannity show -- it doesn't help. >> host: robert costa his comment that there is back and forth behind the scenes that we don't know but? >> guest: the 2012 election house republicans lost a lot of seats but there was no rebellion within...
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i'd like to offer my sincere congratulations to the newly elected leadership of the democratic and republican caucuses in each chamber, and especially to speaker sharkey and majority leader aresimowicz as they take on their new roles. congratulations as well to the new members of the general assembly who were sworn in earlier today. i look forward to working with you in the months and years ahead. as we gather in this historic chamber, let us always keep in our thoughts the brave men and women of the great state of connecticut serving in our armed forces around the globe. we thank them and our veterans for their service and sacrifice, and we pray for their continued safety. i'd like to recognize my wonderful wife cathy and my sons daniel and sam who join us today. as i know is true for so many of you, i could not do my job without the tremendous love and support of my family. finally, we are joined by two of newtown's finest leaders -- first selectwoman pat llodra and school superintendent dr. janet robinson. it's an honor to have you with us today. [applause] tested by unimaginable tragedy,
i'd like to offer my sincere congratulations to the newly elected leadership of the democratic and republican caucuses in each chamber, and especially to speaker sharkey and majority leader aresimowicz as they take on their new roles. congratulations as well to the new members of the general assembly who were sworn in earlier today. i look forward to working with you in the months and years ahead. as we gather in this historic chamber, let us always keep in our thoughts the brave men and women...
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obviously, virginia is a state that democrats passed election. and a pretty fair assessment. split. other question do you favor putting armed police officers in public schools? 66% favor. 29% oppose. actually when you broke it down it was 7 #% republicanssh -- 79% republicans and 58% democrats favored. nra supported position of putting armed guards in schoo schools. >> the country is split on many issues but in the end what mara is saying is correct. it's not going to make much difference. i would be impolite to say the measures are placebos. as a doctor i did sustained placebos. it doesn't hurt anybody. just feel better. it's cheap and a sugar pill. we had a fairly restrictive assault weapons ban in the mid- '90s. it lasted ten years and it had almost zero effect on the violence. gun violence. and these measures will have zero effect on the massacres as we saw in aurora or tucson. people will have the feeling they have done something. but here is the reason why the ban failed in the mid-'90s. it wasn't the loopholes and the way to get around the law. the fact is there are 300 milli
obviously, virginia is a state that democrats passed election. and a pretty fair assessment. split. other question do you favor putting armed police officers in public schools? 66% favor. 29% oppose. actually when you broke it down it was 7 #% republicanssh -- 79% republicans and 58% democrats favored. nra supported position of putting armed guards in schoo schools. >> the country is split on many issues but in the end what mara is saying is correct. it's not going to make much...
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if mitt romney had been elected we all would have been -- >> john: yes. does it take away from the advances he's had. two female supreme court justices. >> it doesn't take away at all. i think the mistake is holding those things up that are corrective saying hooray, we're done. if they're corrective, we're still ending up baseline at a position where we need to improve on. i think when you're talking about the highest levels of leadership and these photographs that the world sees as representing leadership, they're all men mostly white that does send a message. >> john: i do think we'll see the obama administration responding to this responsibly. >> hooray. >> john: hilda solis is resigning. we'll see if there is a female nominee for labor. i hope they're going to get the message. you mentioned great leadership. i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. [ laughter ] >> john: while we have time, speaking of america's sweetheart now donald rumsfeld is releasing a book called rumsfeld's rules. i think it is about don't call the guy for three days after the date.
if mitt romney had been elected we all would have been -- >> john: yes. does it take away from the advances he's had. two female supreme court justices. >> it doesn't take away at all. i think the mistake is holding those things up that are corrective saying hooray, we're done. if they're corrective, we're still ending up baseline at a position where we need to improve on. i think when you're talking about the highest levels of leadership and these photographs that the world sees as...
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as mark indicated, they elect a republican house, and that is why everything is in a stalemate. >> look at the new congress and house speaker john boehner's problem. >> for those of you who are returning to have what these aisles before, maybe it is time we get a little awestruck. put simply, we're center not to be something but to do something. >> not to be something but to do something. that's a great idea. were they listening? house speaker john boehner reelected with 220 votes out of 426. pelosi got 192. he has been taking a wicked beating from republicans. we showed chris christie yelling at him that was because of the vote on reliefer hurricane sandy. he is taking a beating. >> because he's trying to do something. he tried to do something in december with his plan b and his party walked on him. he then abdicated his responsibility and lifted up to the senate to act. the senate gave him a proposal and it turned out of his caucus would not support him on doing something about that either. that he has just tried. as part -- his party will not let him. >> he is a deal maker. >> paul k
as mark indicated, they elect a republican house, and that is why everything is in a stalemate. >> look at the new congress and house speaker john boehner's problem. >> for those of you who are returning to have what these aisles before, maybe it is time we get a little awestruck. put simply, we're center not to be something but to do something. >> not to be something but to do something. that's a great idea. were they listening? house speaker john boehner reelected with 220...
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. >> we elect some smart people who should be able to work out these issues. they have just neglected to do it. >> also, meet the man who says i'm off the rails when it comes to gun control, and we'll debate that theory. >> and the toll gun violence has taken on america. i'll ask tony robbins. you may be surprised to hear what he has to say. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. vice president joe biden says his gun task force will have a set of recommendations on the president's desk by tuesday. that doesn't mean there's a consensus yet. listen to this from the nra after today's white house meeting. quote, we were disappointed with how little this had to do with keeping our children safe and how much it had to do with an agenda to attack the second amendment. we will not allow law-abiding gun owners to be blamed for the acts of madmen. i'm in favor of a nationwide ban on semiautomatic assault weapons and high volume magazines. i want to see president obama increasing federal funding for mental health treatment for all americans who need it. meanwhile,
. >> we elect some smart people who should be able to work out these issues. they have just neglected to do it. >> also, meet the man who says i'm off the rails when it comes to gun control, and we'll debate that theory. >> and the toll gun violence has taken on america. i'll ask tony robbins. you may be surprised to hear what he has to say. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. vice president joe biden says his gun task force will have a set of...
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on short term objectives to help keep their constituents satisfied by bringing home the bacon to get elected. [inaudible] [laughter] >> from the lead to president kennedy played a role in developing nasa and the space program. where were you when you heard the news and what was your impression of his leadership? >> i was at mit, and i thought there's a very positive statement. after i knew what the mercury program had been set as objectives. in april of 611th, what could we do? may 5th ellen shepherd went up and down. several like richard branson's project. it wasn't a flight. 20 days later, the president said we should go to the moon within this decade. a lot of people thought that was in possible. how could we do that? nobody had been in orbit yet in the united states. what kind of rockets are we going to build to be given to do it, and what is the main principle? he was going to build a big spacecraft but we didn't have a rocket to go in. we needed to lift the spacecraft that would do everything. take people up, go to the orbit, land, a comeback and then back into the ocean again. it was
on short term objectives to help keep their constituents satisfied by bringing home the bacon to get elected. [inaudible] [laughter] >> from the lead to president kennedy played a role in developing nasa and the space program. where were you when you heard the news and what was your impression of his leadership? >> i was at mit, and i thought there's a very positive statement. after i knew what the mercury program had been set as objectives. in april of 611th, what could we do? may...
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to do more to address gun violence and to believe -- and i believe that there is a desire for us as elected officials to take greater steps in implementing institutional solutions to these issues. * these weapons and this ammunition over here to my right don't belong in the hands of san francisco and online suppliers, online suppliers have an obligation to disclose to law enforcement officers information about residents buying large amounts of this lethal ammunition. i just want to say thank you for being here. i look forward to introducing this legislation. as soon as we hit the ground running in january. i appreciate your support, mr. mayor, and i look forward to continuing to working together. thank you. * >> thank you, supervisor. chief has been a great partner in not only law enforcement, with ideas of what else we could do. * chief sur i'm going to ask the chief to come up and talk about why we need to ban this ammunition, what it takes to create a system where we have reporting of individuals or entities that might want to buy 500 rounds of ammunition, and why it's important that tha
to do more to address gun violence and to believe -- and i believe that there is a desire for us as elected officials to take greater steps in implementing institutional solutions to these issues. * these weapons and this ammunition over here to my right don't belong in the hands of san francisco and online suppliers, online suppliers have an obligation to disclose to law enforcement officers information about residents buying large amounts of this lethal ammunition. i just want to say thank...
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this year getting re-elected by 5 million votes, barack obama won only 690 counties. the democrat vote is so tightly bunched into these areas, you have these wide swaths of district after district after district that do not look like the rest of america, that are not evolving like the rest of america but they're electing conservative republicans whose only fear is not being conservative enough in a primary in a district like that. >> ari, to nia-malika's point earlier, frank luntz talks about presentation and language, but it's about policy, isn't it? if you have got a presidential candidate who recommends self-deportation, if your favored television network insults asians, african-americans routinely, what do you expect immigrants to think of your party? >> i think that's the question that faces the republican -- >> particularly when you have a president who says i will sign the dream act tomorrow if you put it on my desk. >> right. there's only so long they can claim to want to work on something but not work with the president mo has really bent over backwards. it g
this year getting re-elected by 5 million votes, barack obama won only 690 counties. the democrat vote is so tightly bunched into these areas, you have these wide swaths of district after district after district that do not look like the rest of america, that are not evolving like the rest of america but they're electing conservative republicans whose only fear is not being conservative enough in a primary in a district like that. >> ari, to nia-malika's point earlier, frank luntz talks...
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destructiveide politics in an election year. let's put aside accusations and false charges for purely political advantage. let's work together to honor the memories of those lost in sandy. let's put the needs of our most victimized citizens ahead of the partisan politics of the day. let's demonstrate once again the resilience of new jersey's spirit. and let us continue what we have started -- together. rebuilding from sandy with pride and determination; restoring our economy to growth and prosperity after a decade of decline and high taxes, and reclaiming the promise of new jersey for future generations, presenting to our children renewed excellence in our schools, a sound and balanced budget, and a vibrant economy with jobs for those willing to work hard. that is our mission -- to hurdle barriers no matter how high, to fight the elements of doubt or disaster, and to leave this place better than we found it. let us prove, once and for all, that what i said to ginjer is undeniably true -- the adults are in charge. let's accomplis
destructiveide politics in an election year. let's put aside accusations and false charges for purely political advantage. let's work together to honor the memories of those lost in sandy. let's put the needs of our most victimized citizens ahead of the partisan politics of the day. let's demonstrate once again the resilience of new jersey's spirit. and let us continue what we have started -- together. rebuilding from sandy with pride and determination; restoring our economy to growth and...
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there are elections, there's a supreme court, there's a congress, there's a white house. all of this was spelled out very clearly. the framers established a way that there would be peaceful transitions of power. they did not write into the constitution the idea you could overthrow through violence the very government that they were setting up through the constitution. >> karen? >> these right wingers -- >> any discussion -- >> these right wingers play fast and loose with the constitution all the time. so we should have to stand in line for eight hours to vote because, you know, heaven forbid we are granted our constitutional right to vote, but, no, no, i can't even have a background check when i get my gun. the hypocrisy obviously is part of what is glaring in the face. >> and lynn, final word to you. >> and also when you talk the second amendment no, amendment is absolute. we cannot walk around the streets with a shoulder mounted rocket launcher, okay? there are just limits that our society places -- >> are you trying to take our rocket propelled grenade launchers? >> do
there are elections, there's a supreme court, there's a congress, there's a white house. all of this was spelled out very clearly. the framers established a way that there would be peaceful transitions of power. they did not write into the constitution the idea you could overthrow through violence the very government that they were setting up through the constitution. >> karen? >> these right wingers -- >> any discussion -- >> these right wingers play fast and loose with...
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the veterans of hurricanes katrina and other cat fee elected officials, businessmen and women alike have warned a long-term stable recovery requires an injection of resources at the earliest possible date to ensure the ability to rebuild and strengthen our states rebuilding homes, and businesses. it can't wait. a few words about my amendment. i'm asking do you make an order. it completes the sandy package by adding $33 billion bringing the total of the national flood insurance and the rogers' amendment and the amendment to $60 billion. to every extent possible the appropriations committee and i have scrubbed the president's request and senate bill to limit funding to address sandy-related disaster sandy-related disaster needs. the majority of the funding is designated emergency, because of budget control act exemption applies to needs are, and i quote, sudden, urgent, unforeseen, and temporary. end of quotes. i want to emphasize these two last points. my amendment contains no earmarks unlike the senate bill. my amendment strips down authorization language inserted in the senate. mr. chai
the veterans of hurricanes katrina and other cat fee elected officials, businessmen and women alike have warned a long-term stable recovery requires an injection of resources at the earliest possible date to ensure the ability to rebuild and strengthen our states rebuilding homes, and businesses. it can't wait. a few words about my amendment. i'm asking do you make an order. it completes the sandy package by adding $33 billion bringing the total of the national flood insurance and the rogers'...
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we are going to make it hard for these minorities to vote, as they did in the last election. what did that produce? the court struck most of that down. but most importantly, it caused people to turn out and stand in line, because these republicans were trying to keep us from voting. >> now, of course marco rubio, a senator from florida took issue with it. do you see any other republicans coming out, condemning these kinds of laws like powell just talked about? >> well, listen, no one has the kind of strength of conviction that general powell does when it comes to critiquing the republican party. part of that is because he's not really in politics the way some of these folk are. but there to be a reckoning in the republican party. they have to deal with everything he has laid out here, because the demographics are the destiny for the party. unless they want to become obsolete, they have to pay attention to the issues colin powell laid out for them on "meet the press" yesterday. >> it doesn't sound like you think the republicans are going to take any of his advice. >> there is
we are going to make it hard for these minorities to vote, as they did in the last election. what did that produce? the court struck most of that down. but most importantly, it caused people to turn out and stand in line, because these republicans were trying to keep us from voting. >> now, of course marco rubio, a senator from florida took issue with it. do you see any other republicans coming out, condemning these kinds of laws like powell just talked about? >> well, listen, no...
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i don't think there was a great crying fault in the last election. but all of a sudden -- all this other stuff -- i just don't know. >> look, the government is a bad investor. they are bad in adventure capitalism. what we have seen is the center of gravity that has moved more to the left of the last five and 10 years, much more than in 2000 when bill clinton was president. neil: caroline, to your point -- the democrats had a good showing minus the house and we will see more of that? >> of course we are. it's a good investment whether it's government or private. >> solar will take those and double those every two years. i'm saving up for that chevy boldly we love so much hybrid cars. >> 2% of our energy use. it's been going up for the past decade. neil: if you can say that, caroline, you can say anything. from the guys that brought you three minus, a demand for a raise for a job well done. maybe their heads are stuck with the spark cash card from capital one, sven gets great rewards for his small business! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ ga
i don't think there was a great crying fault in the last election. but all of a sudden -- all this other stuff -- i just don't know. >> look, the government is a bad investor. they are bad in adventure capitalism. what we have seen is the center of gravity that has moved more to the left of the last five and 10 years, much more than in 2000 when bill clinton was president. neil: caroline, to your point -- the democrats had a good showing minus the house and we will see more of that?...